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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 666

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Relating to: pilot program to provide outreach, support, and mental health and substance abuse services for veterans and making an appropriation. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Mental health Military personnel Milwaukee — City National guard Veteran Veterans affairs, department of Veterinary medicine

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot

program to provide outreach, mental health services, and support to certain

individuals who are serving or who have served in the armed forces and who have

a mental health condition or substance abuse disorder. Under the bill, DVA must

provide quarterly reports to the governor and the Joint Committee on Finance that

include the number of individuals served by the program, the services provided to

individuals, and the types of insurance held by individuals who receive services

under the program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Wanggaard (R)

24 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ott (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland and Barca , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 6, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Bewley, Carpenter, Darling, Olsen, Wanggaard and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Felzkowski, Loudenbeck, Anderson, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Jacque, Jagler, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Milroy, Novak, Ott, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Tauchen, Tranel, Mursau, VanderMeer and Goyke

  2. Dec 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  3. Jan 5, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 30, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  9. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 12, 2018 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor

  11. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  12. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  13. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  14. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Representatives Shankland and Barca added as cosponsors

  16. Feb 23, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Zepnick added as a cosponsor

  17. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1